Heather Watson vs Roberta Vinci — Rome Round of 64

Rome · WTA · Round of 64
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#527WTA
1572ELO
1441Clay ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 May 2015
clay
ITA
Roberta Vinci
43 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWWLW
Watson H.
6-3 6-1
Vinci R.
Watson H.
662
Vinci R.
310

Heather Watson defeated Roberta Vinci 6-3 6-1 in the Rome round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Roberta Vinci came in defending last year's round of 64. Heather Watson extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-01-12HobartQFhardHeather Watson7-6(0) 6-2
2012-06-11BirminghamR16grassRoberta Vinci6-3 4-6 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Watson H.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Vinci R.

Vinci R.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Watson H.Vinci R.
1st serve in·Even
58%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Even
54%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.3
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 137). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Vinci R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
20
56
Break points saved·Clear edge
43
64
Break points won·Slight edge
62
72
Deciding sets·Dominant
50
75
Tiebreaks·Dominant
13
63

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Watson H.Vinci R.
Freshness·
100
—

Watson H.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
25°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 38%

Draw

Final
Sharapova M.[3]
Suarez Navarro C.[10]
4-67-56-1
Semi-finals
Suarez Navarro C.[10]
Halep S.[2]
2-66-37-5
Sharapova M.[3]
Saville D.
7-56-3
Quarter-finals
Sharapova M.[3]
Azarenka V.
6-36-2
Halep S.[2]
Dulgheru A.
6-16-0
Saville D.
Mchale C.
6-26-4
Suarez Navarro C.[10]
Kvitova P.[4]
6-36-2
R16
Mchale C.
Williams S.[1]
W/O
Saville D.
Bacsinszky T.
6-47-60
Azarenka V.
Begu I.
6-45-76-1
Suarez Navarro C.[10]
Bouchard E.[6]
6-727-57-67
Dulgheru A.
Makarova K.[8]
6-46-3
Halep S.[2]
Williams V.[14]
6-26-1
Sharapova M.[3]
Jovanovski B.
6-36-3
Kvitova P.[4]
Jankovic J.[16]
6-36-2
R32
Williams S.[1]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-16-3
Bacsinszky T.
Lisicki S.
6-46-3
Jovanovski B.
Keys M.[15]
6-41-66-3
Azarenka V.
Wozniacki C.[5]
6-27-62
Suarez Navarro C.[10]
Watson H.
6-16-1
Jankovic J.[16]
Rybarikova M.
6-47-62
Mchale C.
Errani S.[13]
6-46-4
Sharapova M.[3]
Gajdosova J.
6-23-1
Begu I.
Kerber A.[9]
6-36-3
Kvitova P.[4]
Knapp K.
6-34-67-61
Makarova K.[8]
Mladenovic K.
4-66-36-1
Dulgheru A.
Safarova L.[12]
1-66-47-66
Williams V.[14]
Svitolina E.
6-46-3
Halep S.[2]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-0
Saville D.
Ivanovic A.[7]
5-77-627-67
Bouchard E.[6]
Diyas Z.
6-36-4
R64
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Stosur S.
6-47-5
Mchale C.
Strycova B.
7-656-1
Lisicki S.
Stephens S.
6-46-1
Saville D.
Bencic B.
6-727-56-2
Gajdosova J.
Vesnina E.
1-66-27-614
Jovanovski B.
Garcia C.
7-644-66-2
Begu I.
Radwanska U.
4-66-26-1
Keys M.[15]
Brengle M.
6-26-4
Kerber A.[9]
Cornet A.
6-26-3
Azarenka V.
Hradecka L.
7-52-66-1
Diyas Z.
Pironkova T.
7-56-1
Mladenovic K.
Puig M.
7-56-2
Dulgheru A.
Doi M.
6-726-36-3
Safarova L.[12]
Schmiedlova A.
7-666-736-4
Williams V.[14]
Siniakova K.
6-26-2
Svitolina E.
Pennetta F.
6-46-2
Riske Amritraj A.
Lepchenko V.
6-46-3
Errani S.[13]
Hantuchova D.
6-47-64
Suarez Navarro C.[10]
Barthel M.
6-42-66-3
Knapp K.
Schiavone F.
6-46-1
Bacsinszky T.
Pliskova K.[11]
6-46-0
Rybarikova M.
Burnett N.
6-37-65
Watson H.
Vinci R.
6-36-1
Jankovic J.[16]
Giorgi C.
7-57-5